The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019

Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2010

115.—(1) The Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2010(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 5, in paragraph 3(2)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a)(ii), after “a woman with a” insert “female”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), after “male spouse” insert “or a male civil partner”.

(3) In Schedule 8(3)—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for the heading substitute “Pensions for surviving adults: general”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1), for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) where D is a man, D’s surviving civil partner (of either sex);

(ba) where D and her surviving civil partner are both women, that partner;”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (2)(h), after sub-paragraph (i) insert—

“(ia) D was a man in a civil partnership, in a case where D’s surviving adult is a surviving civil partner who is a man;

(ib) D was a man or woman in a civil partnership, in a case where D’s surviving adult is a surviving civil partner who is a woman;”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) for the heading substitute “Pensions for widowers other than widowers with pre-1988 rights, and surviving male civil partners, of female members”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1), for “a widower other than a widower with pre-1988 rights.” substitute—

“—

(a) a widower other than a widower with pre-1988 rights, or

(b) a surviving civil partner who is a man.”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (2)(f), for “D was a married woman.” substitute—

“—

(i) D was a married woman, in a case where D’s surviving adult is a widower other than a widower with pre-1988 rights, or

(ii) D was a woman in a civil partnership, in a case where D’s surviving adult is a surviving civil partner who is a man.”.

(4) In Schedule 9(4)—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) in the heading, after “Pensions for” insert “certain”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1)(a), after “(b),” insert “(ba),”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (4)(a), for the words from “pensions” to “pre-1988 rights” substitute “pensions for surviving adults: general”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) in the heading, after “Pensions for” insert “certain”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1)(a), after “(b),” insert “(ba),”;

(c) in paragraph 3—

(i) in the heading, after “widowers”, in the first place it occurs, insert “or surviving male civil partners”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1), for “a widower other than a widower with pre-1988 rights.” substitute—

“—

(a) a widower other than a widower with pre-1988 rights, or

(b) a surviving civil partner who is a man.”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (2)(a), for “of female members other than widowers with pre-1988 rights” substitute “other than widowers with pre-1988 rights, and surviving male civil partners, of female members”.

(1)

S.I. 2010/990; amended by S.I. 2019/1134. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant to this instrument.

(2)

Paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 was substituted by S.I. 2019/1194. There are other amendments to the Schedule not relevant to this instrument.

(3)

Schedule 8 was amended by S.I. 2019/1194.

(4)

Paragraphs (1) to (3) of Schedule 9 were amended by S.I. 2019/1194. There are other amendments to the Schedule not relevant to this instrument.